Brian Nikola Anderson Bio Info

Full name is Brian Nikola Anderson...attended Canyon Del Oro High in Tucson, Ariz., where he
was named 5A State "Player of the Year" by the Arizona Baseball Coaches Association in 2000...played baseball at the University of
Arizona...was named to the 2003 Baseball America and USA Today Second-Team All-America squads in 2003 following his junior
season...created TeamAnderson in 2008, a mentoring program bene tting residents of Mercy Home for Boys and Girls in Chicago.2010Saw his first action as a pitcher, combining to make 14 appearances (four starts) with the ASL Royals, Single-A
Burlington and Triple-A Omaha (0-0, 2.08 ERA) of the Kansas City Royals organization.2009Split the year between the White Sox and Red Sox organizations...made an appearance for Boston as a defensive replacement in Game 3 of the ALDS vs. the Angels...did not have an at bat.2008Spent his second full season with the White Sox (also 2006),
hitting .232 (42-181) with eight home runs and 26 RBI in 109 games ...
appeared in 94 games in center fi eld (37 starts), three in left (two) and two
in right ... did not commit an error in 98 games in the outfi eld (last error on
4/24/07 at Kansas City) ... batted .304 (21-69) vs. the American League
Central ... went 4-12 (.333) with a solo home run and two RBI as a pinch
hitter ... had 131 at-bats (.220 average) prior to the All-Star Break, and 50
(.240) in the second half ... all eight homers were hit off left-handers ... hit
.223 (31-139) as a starter and .262 (11-42) in 70 games off the bench ...
made his third straight opening day roster ... hit a game-ending single on
4/26-2 vs. Baltimore, his fi rst RBI since 9/24/06 vs. Seattle ... matched his
career high with three hits (fourth time) on 4/29 at Minnesota ... homered
on 5/10 at Seattle, his fi rst since 9/24/06 at Seattle ... hit his fi rst career
pinch homer on 8/2 at Kansas City ... caught the fi nal out in the one-game
playoff vs. Minnesota on 9/30.2007Spent the majority of the year with Class AAA Charlotte before suffering a season-ending injury to his left
wrist ... suffered a sprained left wrist on 7/6 vs. Columbus and did not play the remainder of the season ... began
the season with the White Sox and appeared in 13 games, down from 134 in 2006 ... made his second consecutive
Opening Day roster ... was 2-17 (.118) with one double and three runs scored before being optioned to the Knights
on 4/29 ... hit .255 (51-200) with eight doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 31 RBI in 29 games with Charlotte
... batted .300 (18-60) vs. left-handers and .236 (33-140) vs. righties ... appeared in 38 games in center field and
19 as the designated hitter ... homered in three consecutive games from 7/3-5, including two home runs and six RBI
on 7/5 vs. Columbus.2006Ranked among the American League rookie leaders
in hits (5th, 82), doubles (5th, 23), total bases (5th, 131),
extra-base hits (5th, 32) and runs scored (6th, 46) ... finished
seventh among AL outfielders with a .994 fielding percentage
(2 E/310 TC) ... batted .192 (35-182) in the first half, but
rebounded to hit .257 (47-183) after the All-Star Break ... the
.192 average before the break ranked as the fourth-lowest
in the majors ... his average was a season-low .152 on 6/10,
but he hit .263 (63-240) the rest of the campaign ... made 86
starts in the No. 9 position in the lineup, 15 at No. 8, four at
No. 7 and one in the No. 2 slot ... was successful on just four
of 11 stolen-base attempts ... Sox went 36-24 when he
recorded a hit and 26-10 when he scored a run ... six of his
eight home runs came off right-handers and five came vs.
AL Central opponents ... matched his career high with three hits twice (7/20 at Detroit and 8/14 vs. Kansas City)
and drove in a season-best three runs on two occasions (5/10 vs. the Angels and 6/11 vs. Cleveland) ... made his
first Opening Day roster, going 2-3 with a double and two RBI on 4/2 vs. Cleveland ... snapped an 0-16 slump with
a single on 4/17 vs. Kansas City ... homered in back-to-back games on 4/23-24 ... hit a game-tying, ninth-inning
home run on 4/24 at Seattle off Eddie Guardado ... received his first career ejection for his role in a bench-clearing
altercation on 5/20 vs. the Cubs and served a five-game suspension handed down by Major League Baseball from
6/21-25 ... hit safely in a career-high nine straight games from 7/4-20 (.433, 13-30) ... committed his first career
miscue on 8/18 at Minnesota, ending a 110-game errorless streak ... was hitting a season-best .234 on 9/17, but
went 4-32 (.125) in his last 10 games ... was ranked by Baseball America as the No. 2 Prospect and Best Defensive
Outfielder in the White Sox organization entering the season ... played in five games for for LaGuaira in the
Venezuelan Winter League, hitting .211 (4-19), before returning home because of illness.2005Spent most of the season at Class AAA Charlotte but also appeared in 13 games with the Sox ... his
contract was purchased from Charlotte on 8/15 when Scott Podsednik was placed on the disabled list ... made his
major-league debut on 8/16 vs. Minnesota, going 2-7 with a run scored as the starting left fielder ... singled off Brad
Radke for his first major-league hit ... was 3-4 with a double, his first two career home runs (both off Felix Hernandez)
and three RBI on 8/26 at Seattle ... became the first Sox rookie to hit two home runs in one game since Brian
Simmons on 9/26/98 at Kansas City ... went 5-24 (.208) in six games before being optioned to Charlotte on 8/28
... was recalled on 9/6 and spent the rest of the season with the Sox ... was not on the postseason roster ... made
seven starts overall, including three in left field, three in center and one in right...Batted .295 with 24 doubles, 16 home runs and 57 RBI in 118 games with Class AAA Charlotte ... ranked
third on the Knights in average, home runs and RBI ... 112 of his 118 starts came in center field ... hit safely in 13
straight games from 7/3-19 (.386, 22-57) ... was named International League Batter of the Week for 7/11-17, going
8-16 (.500) with three homers and five RBI ... homered in four straight games from 7/15-18 ... went 5-5 with two
doubles on 8/11 at Richmond ... also homered in each of the Knights first two games of the season ... underwent
surgery on 11/1 to remove a plate from his surgically repaired right wrist ... was ranked by Baseball America as the No. 1 Prospect and Best Defensive Outfielder in the Sox organization entering the campaign ... also was named
by the same publication as Best Defensive Outfielder in the system for the second straight season.2004Combined to hit .298 (131-434) with 31 doubles, seven triples, 12 home runs, 73 RBI and 68 runs scored in 117 games with Class A Winston-Salem and Class AA Birmingham ... ranked among the organizational leaders in virtually all offensive categories ... was cited by Baseball America as the No. 11 Prospect in the Southern League and the No. 2 Prospect in the Carolina League following the season ... began the season with the Warthogs ... was named to the CL midseason All-Star Team ... tied for the team lead in triples (four) despite playing in just 69 games
... hit .418 (38-91) with 22 RBI from 4/24-5/18 ... recorded first career multihomer game on 5/3 at Frederick, going 4-5 with five RBI ... was named the CL Player of the Week for 5/2-9 and 7/2-8 ... posted three four-hit efforts in four
games from 5/3-6 ... hit .368 with 26 RBI in May ... was promoted to Birmingham on 7/1 ... went 3-4 with four RBI on 8/17 vs. Carolina, falling a homer shy of the cycle ... was placed on the disabled list with a strained right groin
on 9/1 and missed the rest of the season and SL playoffs ... hit .233 (21-90) with three home runs and 13 RBI in 25 games with Mesa of the Arizona Fall League ... played in 15 games with the Sox during spring training, hitting .233 (7-30) with three doubles, two triples and five RBI ... was ranked by Baseball Americ as the No. 7 Prospect, Best Defensive Outfielder and Best Defensive Arm in the organization entering the season.2003Made his pro debut at Advanced Rookie Great Falls ... hit .388 with two home runs and 13 RBI in 13 games before suffering a season-ending right wrist injury ... hit for the cycle on 7/2 vs. Ogden, going 4-5 with three RBI ... among the Sox 2003 draft class, was cited by Baseball America as the Best Athlete (along with Ryan Sweeney) and
Closest To The Majors, as well as having Best Raw Power (along with Clint King) ... was recommended/signed by Rick Ingalls and John Kazanas.